Posts Tagged ‘recent-weeks’

Silver Wheaton’s (NYSE: SLW) shares have jumped in recent weeks and are trading above $33 currently. We saw a sharp mover higher in silver spot prices last week in part due to strong fundamental demand from major markets like India and China in addition to overall risk-off trade in global equity markets last week which caused investors to pile back into precious metals like gold ... Full story

While gold is clearly a monetary asset and will, if anything, extend its influence as the only non-fiat currency (especially following developments in Europe last week), it is clear that in recent weeks it has been moving more closely in line with the rest of the commodities sector than with currencies or other financial instruments. Full story

The price of gold has been on the upswing in recent weeks as unrest in the Middle East has led investors back into the precious metals market in order to avoid currency fluctuations. While the uptick in price has led to surging profits for gold Full story

The Gold Report: Reuters reported that for the fourth time in two months, China has boosted the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for their largest banks in an effort to curb inflation. Thailand and South Korea have made similar moves in recent weeks, and Full story

Stock quotes in this article: SLV , SGOL , PPLT , PALL , AGQ , SIVR NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Although gold has received most of the press in recent weeks as economic struggles in Europe and China drive investors out of the market and into safety, the Full story

DUBAI - Gold prices, which have rallied sharply in recent weeks on sovereign risk concerns, may be vulnerable to a sharp correction when the fear factor dies down, Deutsche Bank's global head of metals told Reuters.Over the past two years, investors Full story

John Lounsbury submits:There has been a lot of news in recent weeks about precious metals trading, but a lot of it is not on the front pages. In fact, you have to dig to find some details. One recent nugget involves a London silver trader, Andrew Maguire Full story

Mark O'Byrne submits: Gold: Gold had a strong run in London and the US rising to $1,144.85/oz before falling back slightly to close up 0.55% in US trading. Full story

Despite a significant correction in metals prices in recent weeks, Canada’s Haywood Securities remains so bullish on gold and silver, it has readjusted its precious metals forecasts upward. Haywood metals analysts increased their 2010 forecasts from Full story